> >Why not buy a 10 pack kit of PhoneNet adaptors from eBay (I did), and > >connect the Macs via printer port? A good kit will have the terminators and > >the lines. > > Because it's RIDICULOUSLY slow compared to Ethernet except on maybe an SE.
It is cheap and easy, though. I have half the apartment on LocalTalk now that I have a working bridge and the total cost was around $5 for a 50' length of 4-conductor phone wire. People are just giving PhoneNet boxes away :-) The speed ain't so good, but it's really convenient. -- ----------------------------- personal page: http://www.armory.com/~spectre/ -- Cameron Kaiser, Point Loma Nazarene University * [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The older a man gets, the farther he had to walk to school as a boy. ------- -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
